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"Hugh Lippincott" <hughl@news.an.hp.com> wrote in message
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> In article <392350b0@news.gj.net>, "codeman" <codeman@gj.net> writes:
> |> How about each state, providence, county, etc.  be responsible for
their
> |> very own power generation, cleanup, and disposal of whatever waste is
> |> generated!!   They couldn't sell, trasfer, transport, whatever power
across
> |> state lines.
> |>
> |> Each state must provide their own fuel and plant as well.  If the state
has
> |> coal, then they may want to consider burning it and dealing with the
ash.
> |> If the state is lucky enough to have sufficient hydro capacity, then
they
> |> can build a dam and install turbines.  If a particular state has no
natural
> |> resources, then they may want to install a nuclear power plant or do
> |> without.  Of course all states have the option of renewable energy
> |> techniques.  Oh by the way,  no averaging cost across state lines.  If
a
> |> person lived  where it was expensive (PV/wind/nuclear) to generate
> |> electricity because of the limited choices of fuels, then the good
citizens
> |> would have to bear the full cost themselves.   This would make it
> |> interesting, wouldn't it?
>
> Interesting yes, but how do you deal with the fact that
> A coal plant with a 500 foot smokestack can get virtually
> all the waste out of the county and into the next county
> and the next state down wind.
> FOR THE COUNTY thats the cheapest and easiest way.


LOL, I wouldn't deal with it.  If the down wind people don't like it, then
they can move upwind of the coal fired stack and deal with the pros-cons of
that state.  Maybe the upwind state would be powered by nuclear and it would
be blowing nuclear buggers onto the coal fired state.  Oh well, then move
upwind of the nuclear state. <grin>.

Just maybe, everyone would realize that you can not have your cake and eat
it to...ie.... use electricity generated across the state line, let that
state take the environmental hit after hit after hit and  outlaw any form of
industry in your state that isn't green collar friendly....


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> Hugh Lippincott      hugh_lippincott@agilent.com
> I speak for myself not for HP or Agilent Technologies
>